The Redskins got off to a slow start in losing the first game and struggled with serve receive. Jacolyn Mullins served three straight aces to give the Coyotes a 12-2 lead.

Brittani Yarger's ace gave Reed City the 25th point.

"I didn't think we serve received well at all," said Belding coach Mikayla Linebaugh. "The first game especially, we were taken out of the game and struggled with their top spin server. She controlled it well and we struggled with it. That was the biggest thing. We didn't serve receive well."

The Coyotes fired out to a 6-1 lead in the second game.

"I told our team to stay positive," Linebaugh said. "You can't get down. It's too early in the night for that. We had to try to get back in the game and get some serve receive to set our offense up."

Sam McNeal served two straight points to make it 8-8. But Jacolyn Mullins, who sparked the Coyotes with 11 aces and 14 kills, served some aces again to give her team a 24-16 lead. Belding scored three straight points, but a net error gave the Coyotes the 25th point and a 2-0 lead.

Hannah Linebaugh's kill gave Belding some momentum despite trailing 12-8 in the second game. But Mullins and Reed City continued to serve well and put the Redskins away.

"The biggest thing is I didn't think we moved our block a lot to adjust," Mikayla Linebaugh said. "They moved very well on defense. They're a good team."

"These kids have worked hard all year long," said Reed City coach Don Patterson. "We played Belding in midseason and it was a really really close match. It was one of our better matches. It was a three and could have gone either way. That shows how much we've improved over the year. They've improved, too."

Hannah Linebaugh had 15 digs and six kills for the Redskins. Brooke Linebaugh had 16 assists. Stefanie Harig had two aces.

"It was great this season knowing I have all these teammates behind me," said Brooke Linebaugh, a Belding freshman. "Tonight, we had some nerves and it got to us."

Belding, 17-17-5, ends a season that included four freshmen and no seniors, meaning everyone returns next year.

"It's always tough to see it end," Mikayla Linebaugh said. "We're never ready. We didn't have to say goodbye (to seniors) tonight. That makes it a little easier."

Whitehall won 25-17, 25-20, 25-23 over Grant in Tuesday's other semifinal match.